Sports Hall of Fame
Thanks to the vision of the late Edward "Skip" Masland '49, the Peddie Sports Hall of Fame has been able to preserve the lore and legacy of Peddie's finest athletes, teams and coaches.
Since 1986, 124 individuals, 50 teams and one family have been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. Their stories give us a snapshot of what Peddie athletics was like in their day and lay the foundation for current and future student-athletes to pursue their dreams and make their own mark on an already distinguished past.
2018 Peddie Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Peddie honored a remarkable group of athletes at the 30th Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony in June.
Members of the 1953 Peddie Boys' Spring Track Team at the 2018 Sports Hall of Fame ceremony.
Members of the 1953 Peddie Boys' Spring Track team.
The 1953 Boys' Spring Track Team
A thirteen-year drought came to an end when the 1953 Spring Track team completed the first undefeated season since 1940 on their way to becoming New Jersey Prep School champions.
Captain Bob Russell '53 was a continual winner in the high and low hurdles. Tom Perks '53 was undefeated in the shot, discus and javelin and broke the shot put record. Dave Wahlstad '54 was unbeaten in seven meets at the pole vault. John Cox '53 and Frank Davidson '53 had wins in the 440 and 880, Dick Kauffman in the mile and Charlie Pepe in the high jump.
The N.J. Headmasters and Coaches Invitation Tournament, run in a heavy downpour, epitomized the strength and depth of this remarkable team. Peddie defeated eight teams, including St. Benedict's, defending champion, and Lawrenceville, five-time winner, to take the state title.
First row (archive photo): Griffin, Gilbert, Kauffman, Mangles, D'Amico, Davidson. Second Row: Cox, Downes, Kirby, Perks, Russell, Pepe, Hoagland, Wahlstad, Nelson. Third row: Mr. Weed, Eichler, Greenberg, Ressler, Marsh, Sarafin, Miller, Acklen, Homer, Mr. Marshall. Fourth row: Fendley, Palm, Schutte, Klein, Hettich, Grimaldi, Carroll, Gelfman. Fifth row: Stivers, Ulivi, Gottlieb, Hansen, McGrew, Taggart, Abelow, Hunt.
Standout Peddie swimmer Nick Kaschik '98 was inducted into the Peddie Sports Hall of Fame in June 2018.
Nick Kaschik '98 (top left) and members of the 1998 Peddie Swim team.
Nick Kaschik '98, Swimming
Nick Kaschik's Peddie story is one of resilience, dedication and lasting success both inside and outside of the pool. At the age of 13, Kaschik was afflicted with a rare bacterial virus - infecting the lining of his brain and leaving him in a comatose state for close to one month. As a result of his condition, he was forced to relearn everything from walking to his family members' names. Armed with extraordinary grit and courage, he was determined to return to the pool to swim stronger than ever before.
Kaschik led the Falcons to four straight Eastern Interscholastic crowns, capturing seven individual golds in the process. He still holds the school mark in the 200IM. Much of the 1990s could aptly be called the Kaschik Era. Kaschik won two Swimming World's National Prep Team titles and Most Valuable Swimmer honors at U.S. Nationals (1996), finished 10th in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials (200-meter individual medley), and earned a place on the Star Ledger's Team of the Century.
The Peddie community was saddened by Kaschik's passing from acute heart failure on August 20, 2011, at age 33. As a freshman at Peddie, Kaschik declared the he would be known as Nick "The Real Thing" Kaschik. In a memorial service at Ayer Memorial Chapel, Patrick Dennis '98 said, "There was no doubt in anyone's mind that Nick was the real thing -- the real swimmer, the real fan, the real brother, the real uncle, the real miracle, the real inspiration."
Billy Schuler '08 is perhaps the most decorated soccer player in Peddie history.
Soccer standout Billy Schuler '08 with Pete McClellan '90 P'19 '21 at the 2018 Peddie Sports Hall of Fame ceremony.
Billy Schuler '08, Soccer
Perhaps the most decorated soccer player in Peddie history, Billy Schuler '08 was a seven-time state cup winner, first with the Players Development Academy and then Match Fit Academy FC. He was a member of state, regional and national Olympic Development Programs (pre-academy) and a two-time area player of the year and team MVP. In 2007 Schuler was named both a PARADE High School All-American and an NSCAA/Adidas Youth All-American. That same year he played with the U-17 National Team in the FIFA World Cup in Korea.
Schuler was offered a Generation Adidas contract by the MLS, and many soccer analysts had predicted he would be selected as the first pick in that year's draft. Instead, he accepted an international contract to play for Hammarby IF in Sweden, home to some of the most ravenous fans in Europe. One of his goals for FC Hammarby went viral on social media in Europe -- the thunderous ovation shaking the stadium as they chanted, "Schuler! Schuler!"
Retired from professional soccer, Schuler volunteers at Peddie as an assistant coach.
The 2003 Girls' Basketball Team was inducted into the Peddie Sports Hall of Fame in June 2018.
The 2003 Peddie Girls' Basketball Team pose with the Prep A trophy.
The 2003 Girls' Basketball Team
One of the most accomplished Peddie girls' basketball teams ever, the squad reeled off 20 wins in a row against an elite schedule. They also rolled to their seventh consecutive Prep A crown and fifth Mid-Atlantic Prep League title and received a top 10 national ranking from Street and Smith magazine. Christina Campion '03 broke the school's all-time career scoring mark. Whitney Douthett '03 is remembered for her tenacious defense. Kindyll Dorsey '03 dished out nearly eight assists per game. Crystal Goring '05 and Bridgette Mitchell '06 were named McDonald's All-American and Mitchell earned New Jersey's Gatorade Player of the Year.
"My greatest challenge with this group was they practiced so hard I had to cut practices short because they were such great competitors I didn't want them to get hurt when we got into January and February," Coach Casey said. "They were a remarkable team."
L to R (archive photo): Coach Sean Casey, Erin Mullen, Danielle Collins, Crystal Goring, Whitney Douthett, Bridgette Mitchell, Christina Campion, Laura Giusto, Jennifer Stever, Kindyll Dorsey, Allison Salstein, Coach Eric Gustavson.
Peddie Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
Individuals
Bob Arrix ’51
Inducted in 2006: Football
Robert I. Ballou, Jr.
Inducted in 2003: Boys’/Girls’ Swimming Coach
Brad Barket ’95
Inducted in 2015: Boys’ Track
Shaunette Richards Barnett ’94
Inducted in 2004: Girls’ Soccer
Christian Barth ’85
Inducted in 2005: Football
David C. Baxter ’77
Inducted in 1990: Boys’ Lacrosse
Carol Ammermuller Beck ’75
Inducted in 1996: Girls’ Swimming
Fletcher Bedell ’59
Inducted in 2009: Spring Track and Cross Country
Barbara J. Bedford ’90
Inducted in 1992: Girls’ Swimming
Thomas P. Bell ’40
Inducted in 1987: Football
Sarah F. Bergeron ’90
Inducted in 1996: Girls’ Crew and Soccer
Lesia Bilak ’94
Inducted in 2014: Tennis
Frank W. Bohren ’66
Inducted in 1996: Wrestling
Mark Boillotat ’80
Inducted in 2010: Football
Frank L. Bradley, Jr ’43
Inducted in 1993: Football
John C. Bristor ’46
Inducted in 1996: Boys’ Basketball, Spring Track and Cross Country
Horace J. Brown ’51
Inducted in 2001: Boys’ Soccer and Basketball
Raymond H. Cabot
Inducted in 2007: Girls’ Soccer Coach
Rex Capro ’73
Inducted in 1998: Football, Swimming and Lacrosse
Sean Casey
Inducted in 2016: Girls’ Basketball Head Coach
George W. Case ’36
Inducted in 1987: Baseball
Diana Caskey ’81
Inducted in 1990: Girls’ Swimming
S. Ashton Clark ’31
Inducted in 1998: Boys’ Golf
Edward W. Clark ’35
Inducted in 1998: Boys’ Golf
Henry G.P. Coates ’28
Inducted in 1998: Boys’ Track
Steve Collis
Inducted in 2008: Boys’ Soccer Coach
Dave Cunningham ’47
Inducted in 2007: Boys’ Cross Country
Bradley Daggett ’90
Inducted in 2015: Baseball
Paul T. Davies ’76
Inducted in 1996: Boys’ Lacrosse
William “Billy” Dey ’88
Inducted in 2013: Boys’ Soccer
Margo Diamond ’96
Inducted in 2011: Girls’ Swimming
Nelson Diebel III ’90
Inducted in 1992: Boys’ Swimming
Brian Dougherty ’73
Inducted in 2003: Wrestling
Whitney Douthett ’03
Inducted in 2013: Girls’ Soccer, Basketball and Lacrosse
Foley Dowd ’99
Inducted in 2014: Wrestling
Malcolm Dowdy '87
Inducted in 2017: Basketball
Benn W. Doyle ’76
Inducted in 2001: Boys’ Swimming
Bruce T. Dumont ’25
Inducted in 1987: Football
Kenneth E. Eiker ’49
Inducted in 1994: Baseball, Boys’ Soccer and Boys’ Basketball
George Entin ’56
Inducted in 2006: Wrestling, Football and Baseball
Robert Felver ’52
Inducted in 2002: Football and Spring Track
Amy Balcerzak Field ’96
Inducted in 2006: Girls’ Swimming
Robert H. Fine ’67
Inducted in 1997: Boys’ Lacrosse
Mike Flicker ’58
Inducted in 2008: Football, Wrestling and Baseball
Carl E. Geiger
Charter Member: Boys’ Basketball Coach
Laura George ’84
Inducted in 1999: Field Hockey, Basketball and Lacrosse
Chuck Geran ’48
Inducted in 2008: Wrestling
Ian H. Graham ’50
Inducted in 1990: Football
Erik B. Hanson ’83
Inducted in 1990: Baseball
Keith Harris ’84
Inducted in 2009: Diving
Terry Hensle ’60
Inducted in 2010: Football
Evans Hicks ’25
Charter Member: Baseball Coach and Boys’ Soccer Coach
Robert Hicks ’55
Inducted in 2005: Wrestling and Soccer
Jerome Hipps ’88
Inducted in 2008: Boys’ Basketball
Richard W. Hoagland ’57
Inducted in 1987: Boys’ Track
Philip Hood
Charter Member: Boys’ Golf Coach
Willard M. Hunter ’54
Inducted in 2004: Baseball
Yusuf Javeri ’54
Inducted in 2009: Wrestling and Soccer
Hugh Jefferies ’47
Inducted in 1997: Football and Basketball
John H. Jefferies ’19
Inducted in 1997: Football and Basketball
Nick Kaschik '98
Inducted in 2018: Swimming
Lawrence M. Kelley ’33
Inducted in 1987: Football and Football Coach
M. Allison King ’87
Inducted in 1997: Girls’ Soccer and Lacrosse
Doug Kistler ’57
Inducted in 2007: Boys’ Basketball
Lauren Kokotajlo ’99
Inducted in 2009: Girls’ Basketball
Robert B. Lawson
Inducted in 1987: Boys’ Track Coach
Greg Lesher ’86
Inducted in 2011: Golf
Russell “Whitey” Lloyd ’25
Inducted in 1995: Football, Basketball and Spring Track
Alfred W. Lozier
Inducted in 1990: Boys’ Basketball Coach
Philip G. Lyons ’51
Inducted in 1996: Wrestling and Cross Country
Earl C. MacArthur
Inducted in 1987: Football Coach
Bryon Magill ’91
Inducted in 2016: Wrestling
The Manley Family
Inducted in 1997: Overall Athletic Excellence
Warren H. Mantz ’51
Inducted in 2001: Wrestling and Football
Christopher Martin
Inducted in 1992: Boys’/Girls’ Swimming Coach
Brian Masella ’71
Inducted in 1987: Boys’ Swimming
Brian McConnell ’69
Inducted in 2004: Football
L. Deckle McLean ’59
Inducted in 2009: Football, Spring Track
Douglas F. Melville ’50
Inducted in 2000: Football, Basketball, and Baseball
Brian S. Meyer ’82
Inducted in 2007: Football and Baseball
Garrett Miller ’56
Inducted in 2011: Boys’ Soccer
Jeffrey M. Mohr ’74
Inducted in 1999: Football, Ice Hockey and Lacrosse
Joaquin “Moli” Molinet ’45
Inducted in 1995: Boys’ Basketball
Paul T. Murray ’43
Inducted in 2003: Boys’ Swimming
Jodi Navta ’93
Inducted in 2008: Girls’ Swimming
Mark Nesbitt ’80
Inducted in 2010: Boys’ Tennis
E. Mount Norris ’24
Inducted in 1987: Boys’ Basketball
B. Emmet Norris ’26
Inducted in 1990: Boys’ Basketball
J. Thomas Nute ’53
Inducted in 2003: Baseball, Soccer and Basketball
Andy O’Hara ’77
Inducted in 2007: Boys’ Swimming
Barbara J. Paul ’90
Inducted in 2000: Girls’ Golf
Edward A. Perazone ’49
Inducted in 1987: Wrestling
Fernando Perez ’01
Inducted in 2016: Baseball, Soccer
Edward Pitts ’52
Inducted in 2002: Wrestling
John D. Plant, Class of 1906
Inducted in 1987: Boys’ Basketball Coach, Football Coach, Track Coach and Director of Athletics
Michael Price ’76
Inducted in 2001: Boys’ Spring Track
Matt Pustay ’02
Inducted in 2012: Baseball
Oscar L. Rand ’40
Inducted in 1990: Boys’ Soccer Coach
Bill Saul ’60
Inducted in 2010: Boys’ Basketball and Soccer
Jim Schmutz ’79
Inducted in 2009: Boys’ Soccer and Golf
Billy Schuler '08
Inducted in 2018: Soccer
Lauren Sellers ’96
Inducted in 2016: Soccer
James Royce Sharp ’91
Inducted in 1992: Boys’ Swimming
Maurice P. Shuman
Charter Member: Football Coach
Peter J. Shuman ’66
Inducted in 1995: Football, Basketball and Baseball
Jane Skillman ’91
Inducted in 1992: Girls’ Swimming
Al Slader ’60
Inducted in 2015: Football and Wrestling
G. Scott Smith ’61
Inducted in 2016: Football, Lacrosse, and Wrestling
Jon Speck ’92
Inducted in 2012: Wrestling
Clinton I. Sprout
Charter Member: Baseball Coach and Boys’ Swimming Coach
William M. Thompson ’35
Charter Member: Baseball Coach, Boys’ Basketball Coach, and Director of Athletics
William F. “Buck” Thompson ’62
Inducted in 2000: Boys’ Soccer
Robert B. Tifft
Inducted in 1987: Wrestling Coach
William E. Tompkins ’54
Inducted in 1999: Boys’ Tennis
Christopher Totten ’93
Inducted in 2013: Boys’ Track
Steven Totten ’93
Inducted in 2013: Boys’ Soccer
Bob Turco ’70
Inducted in 2006: Boys’ Lacrosse Coach
Cameron R. Vander Veer ’30
Inducted in 1987: Football
Dietrich von Schwerdtner
Inducted in 1990: Boys’ Lacrosse Coach
Lucian A. Waddell
Charter Member: Football Coach
George Weed ’18
Charter Member: Boys’ Cross Country, Winter Track and Spring Track Coach
Jim Wells ’92
Inducted in 2012: Boys’ Swimming
Robert E. Werner ’53
Inducted in 1996: Wrestling and Baseball
Joseph R. Wilbert ’81
Inducted in 1990: Boys’ Soccer
Michael Wilcox ’71
Inducted in 1992: Boys’ Lacrosse
Teams
1939 & 1940 Boys’ Cross Country Teams
Inducted in 2011
1940 Boys’ Golf Team
Inducted in 2010
1941 and 1942 Ice Hockey Teams
Inducted in 2012
1942 Boys’ Basketball Team
Inducted in 2002
1944 Boys’ Basketball Team
Inducted in 2009
1944 Football Team
Inducted in 1994
1945 Boys’ Basketball Team
Inducted in 1995
1948 Boys’ Soccer Team
Inducted in 2004
1950 Football Team
Inducted in 1987
1952 Boys’ Swim Team
Inducted in 2002
1953 Boys' Spring Track Team
Inducted in 2018
1957 Boys’ Basketball Team
Inducted in 1997
1957 Boys’ Soccer Team
Inducted in 2003
1959 Boys’ Soccer Team
Inducted in 2000
1957 and 1958 Golf Teams
Inducted in 2017
1966 Baseball Team
Inducted in 2001
1967 Boys’ Lacrosse Team
Inducted in 1997
1968 Boys’ Track Team
Inducted in 1998
1970 Football Team
Inducted in 1990
1973 Boys’ Basketball Team
Inducted in 1990
1973 Boys’ Cross Country Team
Inducted in 2004
1974 Boys’ Spring Track Team
Inducted in 1990
1975 Boys’ Spring Track Team
Inducted in 2005
1977 Boys’ Swimming Team
Inducted in 1987
1978 Softball Team
Inducted in 2003
1979 Boys’ 200 Medley Relay
Inducted in 2014
1980 Girls’ Swim Team
Inducted in 2005
1982 Girls’ Spring Track Team
Inducted in 2002
1982 Boys’ Freestyle Relay Swim Team
Inducted in 2007
1983 Baseball Team
Inducted in 2008
1984 Boys’ Golf Team
Inducted in 2004
1986 Wrestling Team
Inducted in 2006
1987 Field Hockey Team
Inducted in 1998
1988 Football Team
Inducted in 1999
1989 Girls’ Swim Team
Inducted in 2014
1990 Boys’ and Girls’ Swim Teams
Inducted in 2010
1992 Boys' Midweight Varsity Crew
Inducted in 2017
1994 Girls’ Soccer Team
Inducted in 2005
1996 Boys’ Lacrosse Team
Inducted in 2006
2001 Baseball Team
Inducted in 2011
2001 Football Team
Inducted in 2017
2001 Boys’ Lacrosse Team
Inducted in 2016
2003 Girls' Basketball Team
Inducted in 2018
2001 Girls’ Soccer Team
Inducted in 2012
2003 Girls’ Lacrosse Team
Inducted in 2013
2006 and 2007 Girls' Varsity Crews
Inducted in 2017